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Showing posts with label planning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label planning. Show all posts
Wednesday, 20 February 2013
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
The Planners
interesting episode of BBC2 fly-on-the-wall documentary, 'The Planners'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01qrt24/The_Planners_Episode_3/
A Cheshire businessman on the brink of financial ruin is hoping that his fourth attempt to get planning permission to build 31 new houses will finally get the go ahead. Rochdale's Shia Muslims clash with the planners over the design of the extension to their local community centre. Two residents go head-to-head over the erection of a two-foot fence on an open plan estate in Cheltenham. And in Stroud, a wife defends her husband's right to build a large shed to house his beloved trucks....
- Interesting how different sides are presented in this series, who gets filmed and how (eg at home with kids etc)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01qrt24/The_Planners_Episode_3/
A Cheshire businessman on the brink of financial ruin is hoping that his fourth attempt to get planning permission to build 31 new houses will finally get the go ahead. Rochdale's Shia Muslims clash with the planners over the design of the extension to their local community centre. Two residents go head-to-head over the erection of a two-foot fence on an open plan estate in Cheltenham. And in Stroud, a wife defends her husband's right to build a large shed to house his beloved trucks....
- Interesting how different sides are presented in this series, who gets filmed and how (eg at home with kids etc)
Friday, 7 September 2012
Housing announcements Sep 2012
Good Summary from Inside Housing
http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/third-time-lucky?%2F6523596.blog
According to Centre for Cities: "Fundamentally, the measures are based upon the premise that the planning system is the key issue both in the short term and long term to getting the more houses that the country needs. While there are definite gains to be made by tweaking the system, we also need house builders to pull their weight too.
Many house-builders bought land at the peak of the market and are now stuck, understandably unwilling to incur losses. But this means there are large amounts of land which have permission granted but on which no building is taking place. This restricted supply of both land and housing is pushing up prices.
Part of the problem is the lack of competition within this industry. It is dominated by a few large firms who are not incentivised to keep prices competitive nor incentivised to sell on land they can’t/won’t build on. Options for encouraging more competition within the industry as well exploring ways to use the tax system to ensure that land with planning permission is built out within a reasonable time-frame need to be explored further. Recent initiatives such as IKEA’s cheap, flat-pack houses, as well the refocus on the role of self-build offer a glimpse as to how the industry might develop in the future."
http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/third-time-lucky?%2F6523596.blog
According to Centre for Cities: "Fundamentally, the measures are based upon the premise that the planning system is the key issue both in the short term and long term to getting the more houses that the country needs. While there are definite gains to be made by tweaking the system, we also need house builders to pull their weight too.
Many house-builders bought land at the peak of the market and are now stuck, understandably unwilling to incur losses. But this means there are large amounts of land which have permission granted but on which no building is taking place. This restricted supply of both land and housing is pushing up prices.
Part of the problem is the lack of competition within this industry. It is dominated by a few large firms who are not incentivised to keep prices competitive nor incentivised to sell on land they can’t/won’t build on. Options for encouraging more competition within the industry as well exploring ways to use the tax system to ensure that land with planning permission is built out within a reasonable time-frame need to be explored further. Recent initiatives such as IKEA’s cheap, flat-pack houses, as well the refocus on the role of self-build offer a glimpse as to how the industry might develop in the future."
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
National Planning Policy Framework March 2012
And its out.... lets debate after Easter break
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/planningandbuilding/nppf
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/planningandbuilding/nppf
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